Cujo
Cujo is a large, menacing dog—specifically, one that seems dangerous or out of control.
The name comes from Stephen King's 1981 horror novel about a rabid Saint Bernard that terrorizes a family.
When someone calls a dog Cujo, they're suggesting it's scary or vicious: Keep that Cujo away from me.
Bestselling horror fiction writer
- rabidViolently extreme or fervent
- Saint BernardLarge Swiss rescue breed
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- 1983Calendar designation, mid-decade prior
trapped · car · siege · Tad · adaptation · Castle Rock · summer heat · bat bite
Fear of water
- foamBubble-filled substance
- snarlingVocalized hostile warning
- infectedInvaded by pathogens
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
attack · bite · madness · feral · aggressive · uncontrollable · monster · transformation
New and unusual
- 1981A calendar year
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- KingMale hereditary ruler
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
horror fiction · American Gothic · small town · Maine · Camber · Charity · Brett · domestic drama
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- guard dogTrained protective canine
attack dog · ferocious · warning · pop culture · slang · cautionary · icon · shorthand
Stephen King
Bestselling horror fiction writer
- rabidViolently extreme or fervent
- Saint BernardLarge Swiss rescue breed
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
1983 · trapped · car · siege · Tad · adaptation · Castle Rock · summer heat · bat bite · terror
hydrophobia
Fear of water
vicious · attack · bite · madness · feral · aggressive · uncontrollable · monster · transformation · disease
novel
New and unusual
- 1981A calendar year
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- KingMale hereditary ruler
paperback · horror fiction · American Gothic · small town · Maine · Camber · Charity · Brett · domestic drama · marital infidelity
menace
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
guard dog · attack dog · ferocious · warning · pop culture · slang · cautionary · icon · shorthand · metaphor
- Stephen KingCarrie, The Stand, The Shining, Misery, Pet Sematary
- Horror IconsFreddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Leatherface, Chucky
- literary animalsAnimal Farm, white whale, Charlotte's Web, Moby Dick, Watership Down
- monster moviesGodzilla, King Kong, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Blob
- American LiteratureThe Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Moby Dick
- banned books1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Lady Chatterley
CujoBenji
Scruffy film dog
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